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General Discussion / building a horse and evrything barn

« on: December 13, 2014, 01:54:05 PM »

Hey guys, just getting ready to start preparing for a barn build in the spring,approx 30 x 30, if anyone has any nice pics of theirs that would be great or just any ideas that you would've done and didn't do the first time.....prob going to have two box stalls and room for a few poultry......

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / dam fan wont come back on......

« on: December 06, 2014, 06:17:24 PM »

just went out to furnace after a 12 hr dayshift, usually always leave fan on, however I just shut it off to load,went to turn it on and it wont come on,opened up back,tapped on fan etc... nothing,light is still working. feel like screaming,dayshift in morning, so is it the solenoid ya think....

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / water coming from front door

« on: December 03, 2014, 01:08:09 PM »

Hello guys, im asking a question for a friend, he has a heatmaster 10,000, heating two homes,its brand new, he has to keep a tray in front of the door as it is leaking water daily, he states his wood is not green, he is not loosing any water from the furnace and his damper is set at 75%, does anyone else have this issue,and does anyone know what is going on here and how it can be stopped or fixed, thanks guys, other then this his system is working great he states....thanks for the help guys

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Plumbing / zone valves and pump are pulling water ,not pushing,does this really matter

« on: December 02, 2014, 10:29:05 AM »

should I make this change as well in the spring, system has the zone valves and circ pump pulling the water instead of pushing the water when heat is called for ,is there any difference, its been like this for three yrs now,

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / low temps again

« on: November 29, 2014, 05:59:19 PM »

just got home from 12 hr shift,pretty cold out,-6, just changed diff to 182 today with a 15 degree diff, furnace now is 167 degrees so blower just came on,went to furnace room,two zones calling for heat, main floor with cast iron rads and garage infloor,that fine,checked suppy temp coming into house from heat exchanger,it is 130,return is 105, I realize I have a lot of cold water heading outside to furnace,but how bad is this, I just bought a bigger grun 2699 for main loop,im hoping this will solve problem,so how bad is this issue,its the only issue I have, in the process of getting some pics together for slim in meantime.thanks everyone again..

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HeatMaster / heatmeater 5000 fan speed

« on: November 28, 2014, 05:00:25 PM »

just wondering, ive never played around with the fan speed on the back of the furnace, mine is set around 50\%, is there much of a difference if it is lowered, would I get a little longer burn time....today i was at a friends house and his was set at 15% and I was a little shocked and got me thinking...

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / is there an issue with my system

« on: November 23, 2014, 06:37:24 PM »

four zones came on at one time,zones with cast iron rads get hot quick,two floors with in floor are on for hours,temp slowly creeping up,and its only -1 out,what could the issue be,i mean ive heard of a lot bigger homes with outdoor boilers work with no issues, house is approx. 4000 sq feet,and should I have pumps for each zone,i only have one pump for circulating. house is staying warm but its still only warm out and it appears to be struggling,in feb it will be -20 then what.....gee I wish I had someone in the local area who could come and solve some issues,everyone who comes has a diff idea,is this  issue the same everywhere else too....

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / setting temp on mixing valves is brutal

« on: November 16, 2014, 05:12:57 PM »

im no heating guy but im handy around most things,but these mixn valves are brutal to set,running up and down the stairs,the god darn lazer gun doesn't work on copper pipes only plastic,errr im gonna looser,anyhow finaly got them set some what.alittle high in the infloor but that's enough for tonite....honey well valves....should have readings on them,thats my rant for the week

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / time limit for return on in floor zone

« on: November 05, 2014, 04:38:39 PM »

hello all,sorry but I have another question,im way too ocd about my system,always in the furnace room checking on temps or something,anyhow ive had the system for two years now,however I just finally got the mixn valves put in,before that I was running 180 degrees into my cast iron rads and my two infloor zones ( I know big mistake) fixed now,this is my issue,things now system is running different and im not sure if this is normal,before when the zones came on the returns would be quick and still hot,now that the mixn valves are in the returns are just warm and take forever to return,so is this normal,house is warm but I just find it takes longer now,is this because of the mixers warming the water,why does it take longer for the returns now,is it because the water is a whole warmer now.again sorry for so many questions,just trying to get things working good,very hard to find people to work on system that actually care...

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / digital water temp gauges

« on: November 03, 2014, 05:35:41 PM »

does anyone know if there is such thing as a digital water temp gauge I can buy for the supply and return lines and maybe even the diff zone lines,i have two regular ones hooked into the copper pipes but they suck,dont give accurate temps,just want something plain and simple that will give the real temp....in digital,maybe something that just attaches to the pipe or something.please tell here is,plus I need them to set my mixn valve temps or whats the sense of having them.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / cast iron rad water temp and infloor temp settings

« on: November 02, 2014, 05:59:13 PM »

hello all,just installed a few mixing valves for the system,main floor is cast iron rads and basement is infloor ,what should the temp be for each ...thanks for the help...

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HeatMaster / fan abit loud

« on: May 26, 2014, 10:03:02 AM »

hello everyone, shuttn her down in a week or so, however my fan all of a sudden is getting abit loud, my model is a 2008 model, anyone else ever have an issue, can I oil this fan, haven't really looked at it yet with shift work, gettn to it tomorrow tho, thanks for any advice...

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HeatMaster / heat exchanger

« on: March 16, 2014, 03:24:06 PM »

hi guys, my heat exchanger is located on rear of furnace,i have no known issues with this I think,however I would like it inside the furnace room,the guy that set up my furnace stated it had to go there because my furnace was lower then the house and it would be air locked if it went inside,what issues would I have because of this if any, my system has been up and running for two yrs, no hick ups yet ,works fine other then when both zones come at the same time my inside furnace temp gauge drops big time,outside temp stays on target tho, would the reason this occurs be the heat exchanger being outside....

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / inside temp gauge plumets when two zones come on at same time.

« on: March 10, 2014, 05:06:51 PM »

hello all, minor issue,heatmaster 5000,works awesome, and we had a very cold winter here in nova scotia ,home is 4000 sq feet including garage and bonus room,very simple system I believe,in floor in basement and old fashion cast rads on main floor ,each on its own loop, so both floors do consume a lot of water,my issue is that from time to time both zones come on at the same time and when it does the temp gauge on my elect furnace which shows the water temp drops instantly tp approx. 70 or 80, I do realize that there s a lot of demand when the floors call for heat but i just thought that there must be a better way or maybe the system just needs alil adjustment,other then this issue everything works perfect,75 degrees inside whole house all winter and it was a cold one,used about 10 cords,which is nothing..thanks guys for your help again

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / small shed designs to cover furnace,anyone have any pics of theirs

« on: March 08, 2014, 08:23:50 AM »

hello everyone, im thinking on building a small shed to cover the heatmaster, possibily three sides and a sloped tin roof with the stove pipe up threw it,prob board and batton ,really rustic looking, just wondering if anyone has any similar sheds, pics or ideas  would be great ,thanks everyone